Jensen Quick Quote: Sonnen Will Take It

Chael
Sonnen will have at least one believer on his side when he
enters the Octagon to challenge middleweight champion Anderson
Silva at UFC
117 on Aug. 7 in Oakland, Calif.

Ryan
Jensen, who recently inked a deal to fight “The Ultimate
Fighter 11” winner Court McGee
at UFC
121 in October, said Sonnen has the goods to take out the
divisional king.

“I'm saying it right now, I think Chael takes this fight,” Jensen
told the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show recently. “I
never trained with Anderson Silva, but I trained with Chael and
he's mentally more focused than I've ever seen him. Any time that
we were in the training room and he wanted to take someone down if
he got upset with them or he was focused, there was no one stopping
him. Heavyweight, middleweight, lightweight -- didn't matter who it
was. Chael never gets pissed. He's a cool and calm dude. If someone
ever pissed him off, maybe they were sparring too hard or they
turned it into a fight, he would destroy him and there was nothing
you could do. That feeling sucks and I think Anderson Silva, if he
doesn't catch him in the first two or three minutes with something,
it's going to be a long night for that dude.”

Jensen also complimented Sonnen’s abilities to hype a bout.

He’s (always been) quick-witted,” said Jensen. “He's a mental
giant. He's very articulate. He knows what he's doing when he's
talking. When he's talking smack it's not that he's doing it for a
front. He believes it now. That's where I believe he's going to
come in and destroy Anderson Silva.”